Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten

A Professional Learning Community

It is important for all children and families to experience a positive transition from preschool to kindergarten. In order for this to occur, districts and preschool programs should create transition strategies to ensure that all children enter kindergarten successfully.

To facilitate this effort, the State Support Team Region 1 is offering a Professional Learning Community (PLC) to enable teams of preschool and kindergarten educators to examine current practices and collaborate on developing strategies and resources to enhance the transition of children from preschool to kindergarten. The PLC will take place throughout the 2017-2018 school year.

Team Composition & Series Information

This PLC is designed for teams consisting of at least one preschool teacher and one kindergarten teacher who will receive those students when they transition to kindergarten. Facilitated by Heather Gaskins, M.F.C.S., the study group is composed of four face-to-face sessions and online work. Team members must commit to all required meetings work deadlines.

PLC teams will meet on October 20, 2017, and January 12, March 16, and May 11, 2018. All sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West, located at 2275 Collingwood Boulevard, in Toledo, Ohio. Twenty [20] contact hours are available.

Questions should be directed to the State Support Team Region 1 at 800-346-8495. Registration is through the Assurances Form, located on page two of the printable flier.

Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten Printable Flier

The flier “Transition from Preschool to Kindergarten: A Professional Learning Community” is embedded below. If the visual document is not accessible, a link to the PDF file is available. PDF files can be accessed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Please send an email to the webmaster if a text-only version is preferred.